For Jack and Diane...

Do not be afraid because things happen quickly.
Who says that we should take our time?


And isn't this one beautiful?
It is worth the read...

I Always Knew

I always knew that you would find me, no clock needed to remind me that it would happen.
I planned on it, worked it out hid in plain sight every day knowing you would pass, that way or this, come along, go by, pause in moving to here or somewhere; near or far it did not matter.
You would arrive.

It kept the heart alive and thriving in the clatter of times' travel to know that you would turn and see me then not turn away.
You here or coming, unraveling the puzzle, kept me whole and safe and driving on toward this day.

When the evenings, like forever, started fleeting, going fast I could see you at some distance disappearing in the mist.
In the mass of fondled faces one imagines in a lifetime yours was there just out of grasp.

As you fluttered in my future, fled throughout my lifelong past I expected every spring to bring you to my arms, to my side. When the autumns started coming thick and firm and fast, I never once gave up believing you'd arrive with winters passing, you would be here as the moon fell.

As the sun rose we would clasp hands at first, then bodies closing up that awful gap that life without a life long partner leaves between the noon and night line.
Did I falter in my faith?
Once or twice perhaps, but never long enough to leave you languishing in some dream that wasn't mine.
Because I always knew that you would find me, I never sent out distress signals, never tapped out SOS.

I was blessed with growing knowledge, something whispered do not worry, it will happen, it's been planned.
Nothing here is happenstance.
Do not hurry.
Do not pause to catch your breath.
So it was I always knew.

Now and then I leapt to heaven on another's stroke or kiss, lent to me to keep me going in this sure direction.
Afterward the same affection that I saved, assigned to you
only grew.
I always knew that you would find me and so I did not bother scrawling each and every new address on cloud or curb stone.
Why? I was waiting, you knew the rest.

A serenade or two for those who got me through some fearful midnights.
Sonatas for some faces time erases but does not forget.
A double wind concerto for the wind itself; it could have blown me anywhere, but wouldn't, didn't.
I dropped some songs along the way in laps of strangers, even laps I knew.
But this music you see spread around you these notes and half notes, planted long ago, that grew and grew was/were saved, because I always knew that you would find me and help me with the harvest.

The strongholds, the havens that proved weak and wanting, lessons learned, prizes earned, not always given.
Paths I paved, paths unpaved.
The rest of what I have to offer, little things this life's amassed; for you, for you,

it was for you...I saved the best for last.


~~ Rod McKuen


I'm so mushy today!!

THAT is lovely! Thank you for sharing that!
I especially loved these lines.

I was blessed with growing knowledge, something whispered do not worry, it will happen, it's been planned.
Nothing here is happenstance.
Do not hurry.
Do not pause to catch your breath.
So it was I always knew.

T/y, Lookin'. Apropos, and beautiful. Just beautiful.


"I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is 'Who in the world am I?' Ah, that's the great puzzle!"

-Alice, in Wonderland

Oh Lookin.....THAT is Gorgeous!

Lucky Jack and Diane!

There is nothing better than the thought of pre-destined love;
save it being realized and proven.

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Maybe it's intuition
But some things you just don't question
Like in your eyes
I see my future in an instant
And there it goes
I think I've found my best friend
I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

There's just no rhyme or reason
Only this sense of completion
And in your eyes
I see the missing pieces
I'm searching for
I think I've found my way home

I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe

A thousand angels dance around you
I am complete now that I've found you

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

And yours is also one of my absolute favorites...

You have divine taste

“There is a space between man's imagination and man's attainment that may only be traversed by his longing”

Kahlil Gibran

You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there.

Or when an attractive someone does this in front of you and you
DON'T think about what THEY could be doing while down there.

or even remember what coulda been

Trust no one, have a nice day.

That's all one quote.

99% of who you are is invincible and untouchable.
R.Buckminster-Fuller(1895-1983)

Wasn't familiar with Fuller, Wolf.

I googled. Fascinating!

I liked this one:

"If humanity does not opt for integrity we are through completely. It is absolutely touch and go. Each one of us could make the difference."

wow that hurts this early, that is way to close to home.

Well I woke up Sunday morning,
With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt.
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad,
So I had one more for dessert.
Then I fumbled through my closet for my clothes,
And found my cleanest dirty shirt.
An' I shaved my face and combed my hair,
An' stumbled down the stairs to meet the day.

Fuller, like other misundersttod geniuses like Nikola Tesla,
Preston Tucker, and others, was NOT lacking vision.
The lack of vision occurred, and still occurs, when the
INDIVIDUAL reduced to being a "number" and NOT appreciated.
The only difference between the late Howard Hughes and Dr.
Fuller--IS BIG MONEY to "make it happen".
Fuller designed Dynamaxion Cars, and aircraft.

I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love.

Mother Teresa



Lookin'....I find myself returning again and again to your post. Magical stuff.

And, Beach - nice follow-up. You two are making me feel all gooey inside. DON'T go there.

“Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.”

-- William James

“Prejudices are what fools use for reason.”

-Voltaire

create your day in advance by thinking the way you want it to go, and you will create your life intentionally.